The Trust has produced and/or supported the following publications. Also see the list of new species that our team and research associates have discovered on the Species Discovery page.
[Mobile App] Kunte, K. and A. S. Kannan. 2026. iButterfly Explorer Mobile App. Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust and Nature's Ark, Bengaluru, India. Available at https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/IBExplorer-mobile-app.
[Mobile App] Kunte, K. and A. S. Kannan. 2026. iBiodiversity Count Mobile App. Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust and Nature's Ark, Bengaluru, India. Available at https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/IBCount-mobile-app.
[New Species] Joshi, S., D. Sawant, U. Pawar, F. Khan, R. Gassah, V. A. Ismavel, and K. Kunte. 2026. Three new species of Sarasaeschna Karube & Yeh, 2001 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) from northeastern India; with a new record of Sarasaeschna khasiana (Lieftinck, 1968). Zootaxa, 5796, 261–288. Descriptions of Sarasaeschna dosdewaensis sp. nov., Sarasaeschna nuboides sp. nov., and Sarasaeschna sigotaayo sp. nov.
[Butterfly Population Monitoring] Riva, F., R. Schmucki, R. Cooke, M. Balalaikins, J. M. Barea-Azcón, D. N. Basu, M. Böhm, T. C. Bonebrake, S. Chowdhury, O. Comray, A. O. Debrot, A. J. Dolezal, E. E. Dyer, B. Fontaine, Z. F. Fric, R. Girotra, N. J. B. Isaac, K. R. Nagesh, E. Kühn, K. Kunte, A. S. Kutt, M. Kuussaari, M. Larivee, N. Legall, V. V. Lien, H. M. Madden, D. Maes, S. P. McGaffin, L. McRae, X. Mestdagh, M. L. Munguira, M. Musche, H. I. Mynott, V. Nawge, G. Peer, L. B. Pettersson, J. Pippen, L. Reis, T. Roth, M. Šašić, J. Settele, C. Sevilleja, S. Sheikh, M. Sielezniew, R. Solis, C. Stefanescu, N. Titeux, E. Tzirkalli, A. Ubach, C. A. M. van Swaay, A. Walker, B. A. Woodcock, and D. B. Roy. 2026. Addressing gaps in butterfly population monitoring to catalyze global insect conservation. Conservation Letters, 19:e70037.
[New Species] Sawant, D., S. Joshi, U. Pawar, F. Khan, V. Nawge, and K. Kunte. 2026. Six new species of Calicnemia Strand, 1926 and one new species of Coeliccia Kirby, 1890 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) from northeastern India. Zootaxa, 5760,401–449.. Descriptions of Calicnemia ardena sp. nov., Calicnemia arunachala sp. nov., Calicnemia flavovittata sp. nov., Calicnemia mimumkoa sp. nov., Calicnemia naga sp. nov. and Calicnemia rubromacula sp. nov.; and Coeliccia magna sp. nov.
[New Species] Sawant, D., A. V. Chandran, R. J. Mathews, and K. Kunte. 2026. Description of Lyriothemis keralensis sp. n. (Odonata: Libellulidae) from the southwestern coast of India. International Journal of Odonatology, 29:19–36. Description of Lyriothemis keralensis sp. nov.
[Brochure] Kunte, K., Lochana R., Lalrintluanga, and V. Nawge. 2025. Butterflies of Indian Urban Greeneries (brochure). 2nd revised edition. Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust, Bengaluru, India.
[New Species] Sawant, D., S. Joshi, U. Pawar, V. Nawge, and K. Kunte. 2025. Caliphaea sinuofurcata sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa, 5637:139–154. Description of Caliphaea sinuofurcata sp. nov.
[New Species] Chandran, A. V., D. Sawant, R. Chandran, P. Koparde, S. K. Jose, K. Kunte. 2025. Two new species of Merogomphus Martin, 1904 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5588:201–226. Descriptions of Merogomphus aryanadensis sp. nov. and Merogomphus flavoreductus sp. nov.
[New Species] Haneef, K. A. R. M., A. V. Chandran, D. Sawant, Y. P. M. Beevi, P. Koparde, and K. Kunte. 2025. Description of Protosticta sooryaprakashi sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5723:359–383. Description of Protosticta sooryaprakashi sp. nov.
[New Species] Chandran, A. V., D. Sawant, R. Chandran, P. Koparde, H. Ogale, A. A. Rane, and K. Kunte. 2025. Two new species of Protosticta Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5679:451–483. Descriptions of Protosticta sanguinithorax sp. nov. and Protosticta shambhaveei sp. nov.
[Faunal Checklist] Sondhi, S., R. P. Singh, U. Pawar, and K. Kunte. 2025. Additions to the moth (Lepidoptera) fauna of India from the eastern Himalaya and northeastern region: Part 2. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 35:1–13.
[New Country Record] Sondhi, S., A. Kallies, R. P. Singh, A. B. Roy, and K. Kunte. 2025. The first confirmed record of the genus Scoliokona Kallies & Arita, 1998 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae) from India. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 35:28–30.
[Booklet] Rashtriya Chitte Namkarana Sabha. 2024. Butterflies of India: A Checklist of Kannada Names. Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust, Bengaluru. 37 pp. Free ebook for educational and outreach purposes, with Kannada names of the majority of butterflies of Karnataka. PDF file (8.8 MB).
[Booklet] Rashtriya Titli Namkaran Sabha. 2024. Butterflies of India: A Checklist of Hindi Names. Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust, Bengaluru. 25 pp. Free ebook for educational and outreach purposes, with Hindi names of common and widespread Indian butterflies. PDF file (5.8 MB).
[Faunal Checklist] Sondhi, S., R. P. Singh, U. Pawar, and K. Kunte. 2024. Additions to the moth (Lepidoptera) fauna of India from the eastern Himalaya and northeastern region. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 34:47-59. Specimens used in the paper are deposited in the Biodiversity Lab Research Collections.
[New Species] Sawant, D., S. Joshi, U. Pawar, P. Naik, F. Khan, V. Nawge, and K. Kunte. 2024. Devadatta adii sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Devadattidae) from Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa, 5519:571–589. Description of Devadatta adii sp. nov.
[New Species] Joshi, J., V. Sarkar, D. Sawant, U. Pawar, and K. Kunte. 2024. Description of Protosticta khasia sp. nov. and Yunnanosticta siangi sp. nov., with new records of P. samtsensis Gurung & Phan, 2023 from Northeast India (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae). Zootaxa, 5448:348–370. Descriptions of Protosticta khasia sp. nov. and Yunnanosticta siangi sp. nov.
[New Species] Kunte, K., A. Sengupta, U. Pawar, and V. Nawge. 2024. A new species of silverline butterfly, Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India. Zootaxa, 5399:85–95. Description of Cigaritis conjuncta sp. nov.
[Brochure] Kunte, K., Locahana R., Lalrintluanga, and V. Nawge. 2023. Butterflies of Indian Urban Greeneries (brochure). Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust and National Centre for Biological Sciences - TIFR, Bengaluru, India.
[New Species] Sondhi, S., K. A. Efetov, G. M. Tarmann, T. Karmakar, U. Pawar, and K. Kunte. 2023. A new species of Piarosoma Hampson, 1893 (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Procridinae, Artonini) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa, 5270:139–145. Description of Piarosoma arunachalensis sp nov.
[Taxonomy and Natural History] Joshi, S., D. Sawant, A. Dalvi, Y. Koli, M. Haneef, R. Sanap, and K. Kunte. 2023. New records of Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924 (Odonata: Lestidae) from Maharashtra, India, with notes on L. patricia Fraser, 1924 and an updated key to Lestes of the Western Ghats, India. International Journal of Odonatology, 26:132–144.
[New Species] Karmakar, T., S. W. Lepcha, D. N. Basu, and K. Kunte. 2021. A new species of Zographetus Watson, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Sikkim, eastern Himalaya, India. Zootaxa, 5072:373–379. Description of Zographetus dzonguensis sp. nov.
[Faunal Checklist] Joshi, S., R. Gassah & V. A. Ismavel. 2021. Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Karimganj District, Assam, India with four additions to the Indian checklist. Oriental Insects, 56:299-327.
[Faunal Checklist] Sondhi, S., T. Karmakar, Y. Sondhi, and K. Kunte. 2021. Moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India with seventeen additions to the moth fauna of India (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 31(Suppl. 2):1–53.
[New Species] Sondhi, S., D. N. Basu, Y. Sondhi, and K. Kunte. 2020. A new species of Metallolophia Warren, 1895 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae), and notes on M. opalina (Warren, 1893), from eastern Himalaya, India. Zootaxa, 4838:289–297. Description of Metallolophia taleensis sp. nov.
[New Country Record] Sondhi, S., D. N. Basu, and K. Kunte. 2020. First record of Ourapteryx dierli Inoue, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12:16916–16919.
[Taxonomy and Systematics] Kunte, K., D. N. Basu, and G. S. Girish Kumar. 2019. Taxonomy, Systematics, and Biology of Indian Butterflies in the 21st Century. Pp. 275–304, in Indian Insects: Diversity and Science, S. Ramani, P. Mohanraj and H. M. Yeshwanth (eds). Taylor & Francis, UK. pp. 472.
[Taxonomy and Systematics] Basu, D. N., P. Churi, A. Soman, A. Sengupta, M. Bhakare, S. Lokhande, S. Bhoite, B. Huertas, and K. Kunte. 2019. The genus Tarucus Moore, [1881] (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in the Indian Subcontinent. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 29:87-110.
[New Species] Joshi, S., and K. Kunte. 2017. Two new dragonfly species (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) from north-eastern India. Zootaxa, 4300:259–268. Descriptions of Cephalaeschna acanthifrons sp. nov. and Planaeschna poumai sp. nov.
[New Species] Kunte, K. 2015. A new species of Hypolycaena (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India. The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 48:21–27. Description of Hypolycaena narada sp. nov.
[New Species] Kiran, C. G., S. Kalesh, and K. Kunte. 2015. A new species of damselfly, Protosticta ponmudiensis (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Ponmudi Hills in the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 7(5):7146–7151.
[Faunal Checklist and New Country Record] Joshi, S., and K. Kunte. 2014. Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Nagaland, with an addition to the Indian odonate fauna. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 6:6458–6472.
